Ink-well.



' PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903.

H. G. SQUIRES.

INK WELL.

APPLIOATIOIT FILED MAR. 1'1. 1903.

I H0 MODEL.

a ,6 Qwuewboz 1* momma/1 UNITED STATES Patented June 16, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

INK-WELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,240, dated June 16,1903.

Application filed March 1'7. 1903. Serial No. 148,195. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. SoUIREs, a citizen of the United States,residing atPittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inInk-Wells; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specifica: tion.

This invention relates to ink-wells, and is particularly useful in itsapplication to inkwells used in schools. It is desirable that suchink-wells, and, in fact, any ink-well, be flush with or slightly belowthe top of the desk. The well is then out of the way of books orwhatever is on the desk and upsetting is avoided and the desk has aheater appearance. It is known to be old to seat inkwells in a hole inthe top of a desk, but the covers of such wells usually project abovethe top. When the covers do not so project, the disadvantage exists thatit is difficult to take hold of the lid or cover to remove the same.This is particularly difficult if the cover has a stopper fitting tightin the inkwell.

My invention provides a construction wherein the cover is flush with ora trifle below the top of the desk and wherein the ink-well may betipped slightly to throw one edge of the cover above the top of thedesk, so that it may be caught with the finger and readily lifted ofi,thus avoiding the defect mentioned.

A further object of the invention is to form a neat, convenient, cheap,and easily-applied flush top and nearly air-tight ink-well completewithout a metal frame or holder. The advantages of the invention willbefurther apparent from the following description when read in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view ofthe ink-well and a part of the desk-top. Fig. 2 is a side elevationthereof, the desk-top being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the well tipped to a position for removal of the cover. Figs. 4and 5 are a top plan view and vertical section of a modification.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the well. This maybe made of glass, wood, metal, or any other suitable material. Thedesk-top is indicated at 7, and a hole is bored therein to receive thewell. The di ameter of this hole is slightly greater than that of thewell, so that the latter fits loosely therein. The well is supportedinthe hole upon pins 7, which project from the desktop into curvedgrooves 6, formed in opposite sides of the well. The form of the groovesis such that the ink-well must be turned before it can be lifted. Thisprevents its being forced out by unintentional pressure from beneath, asby books in the desk. Within the limit'allowed by the size of the holethe ink-well will swing or rock on the pins as pivots, so that the lidor cover (indicated at 8) will project at one side above the plane ofthesurface of the desk-top. The ink-well is so suspended that the cover,which is preferably a thin metal disk, is flush with or a trifle belowthe top of the desk when in its normal position. The cover has acorkstopper attached thereto, as indicated at 8, which stopper fits themouth of the well tightly, forming a practically air-tight closure.Rubber or other elastic material may be used for the stopper, asdesired, and it may be cemented, riveted, or attached in any otherproper manner to the cover. The diameter of the cover is such as to fitthe holev in the desk-top nicely, so that when the cover is on thecontinuity of the desk-top is substantially preserved. The weight of thewell asit is suspended on the pivots normally keeps the cover level; butby pressing on the cover at one edge the well will tip, as shown in Fig.3, and the finger may be easily inserted under the edge thereof toremove the same in the manner above stated.

In the modification shown in Figs. at and 5 the cover has no stopperattached, but is pivoted to the well by a pin 9, which extendsvertically through the cover and the rim of the well. The cover swingssidewise of the pin, the pin being loose enough to allow considerableplay. In this form also the top of the ink-well inclines or slantsdownward from the point of attachment of the pin, as shown in Fig. 5,and when finger-pressure is applied to the edge of the cover on one sidethe slant of the top of the ink-well causes the opposite side to projectslightly above the top of the desk, whereby the cover maybe readilyswung around off the mouth of the well. It is to be noticed that the pinfits loosely in the hole in the rim of the ink-well and is long enoughto admit the'slight lift of the cover when it is turned.

I claim- 1. The combination with a desk, of a tilting covered welltherein,the cover being normally substantially flush with the top of thedesk.

2. The combination with a support, of a well therein having a covernormally flush with the top of the support, said well being pivoted tothe support and tilting to lift the edge of the cover above the top ofthe support.

3. The combination with a desk having a hole in the top thereof, of anink-well pivotally supported in the hole, and a cover on the wellnormally flush with the desk-top.

4. The combination with a support having a hole therein, of a well inthe hole having an inclined rim,and a laterally-swinging cover pivotedto the rim.

5. The combination with a desk, of a cow 7 ered well therein having aninclined rim, the

cover being pivoted to the rim to swing sidewise.

6. The combination with a support, of a well therein having an inclinedrim, a cover

